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# Change Bandwidth

After creating a Layer 2 or Layer 3 connection, you can modify the bandwidth.

* For Layer 2 connection, go to **Actions** > **Change Bandwidth Cap**.
* For Layer 3 connection, expand the Cloud Router name, and click the access point that you want to operate. **Change Access Bandwidth** in **Information** tab.

When the public cloud is accessed, the bandwidth adjustment will need further attention.

{% hint style="info" %} <mark style="color:blue;">**Note**</mark>

<mark style="color:blue;">You can view the following contents to know about the cloud connect bandwidth.</mark>

* [<mark style="color:purple;">Configure Bandwidth Cap</mark>](/welcome/cloud-networking/get-started/create-a-layer-2-connection/configure-network-information.md)
* [<mark style="color:purple;">Configure Access Bandwidth</mark>](/welcome/cloud-networking/get-started/create-a-layer-3-connection/configure-network-information.md)
* <mark style="color:blue;">AWS cloud connect bandwidth cap range:</mark>\ <mark style="color:blue;">50 Mbps, 100 Mbps, 200 Mbps, 300 Mbps, 400 Mbps, 500 Mbps, 1 Gbps, 2 Gbps, 5 Gbps, and 10 Gbps.</mark>
* <mark style="color:blue;">Alibaba Cloud</mark> <mark style="color:blue;">cloud connect bandwidth cap range:</mark> \ <mark style="color:blue;">50 Mbps, 100 Mbps, 200 Mbps, 300 Mbps, 400 Mbps, 500 Mbps, 1 Gbps, 2 Gbps, 5 Gbps, 8 Gbps and 10 Gbps.</mark>
  {% endhint %}

If you change the bandwidth of a connection with AWS accessed, you can only adjust in a specified range based on the AWS cloud connect bandwidth cap range.

If you change the bandwidth of a connection with Alibaba Cloud accessed, you need to accept the connection again on public cloud if you change over its bandwidth cap range.

### Example 1

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Assume you have configured the bandwidth of your Layer 2 connection as `60 Mbps`. You'll be charged:

* `100 Mbps` AWS cloud connect fee
* `100 Mbps` Alibaba cloud connect fee
* `60 Mbps` L2 Private Connect bandwidth fee

As the AWS cloud connect bandwidth is set as `100 Mbps` and cannot be changed over the bandwidth cap range, you can only change the L2 Private Connect bandwidth between `51 Mbps` and `100 Mbps`. Assume you change the bandwidth to `80 Mbps`. You'll be charged:

* `100 Mbps` AWS cloud connect fee
* `100 Mbps` Alibaba cloud connect fee
* `80 Mbps` L2 Private Connect bandwidth fee

Because `80 Mbps` is still within the previous bandwidth cap range (`50 Mbps` - `100 Mbps`) of Alibaba Cloud, you do not need to re-accept connection on Alibaba Cloud.

### Example 2

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Assume a Layer 3 connection with Alibaba Cloud as one access point. You have configured the access bandwidth of Alibaba Cloud as `60 Mbps`.

As the Alibaba cloud connect bandwidth falls in `50 Mbps` - `100 Mbps` bandwidth cap range,

* if you change bandwidth with this bandwidth cap range, such as `80 Mbps`, you do not need to re-accept connection on Alibaba Cloud;
* if you change bandwidth down or over this bandwidth cap range, such as `40 Mbps` or `180 Mbps`, you need to re-accept connection on Alibaba Cloud. See [Alibaba Cloud Configuration](/welcome/cloud-networking/get-started/validate-connection-in-public-cloud/alibaba-cloud-configuration.md) for more details.